Crime & Safety
Suspect Identified In Bloomfield Church Burglary, Police Say
A man entered the church just before Mass began, taking about $800 in donation collections, Bloomfield police said.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield detectives have identified a suspect in a burglary that took place at a local church last week, authorities announced Thursday.
According to the Bloomfield Police Department, officers responded to Sacred Heart Church on Broad Street on Sunday after getting a report about a burglary.
Police said that a man entered the church just before Mass began, taking about $800 in donation collections from several rooms upstairs.
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“Bloomfield detectives positively identified the suspect and he will be charged accordingly,” authorities reported.
Police didn’t name the suspect in an initial statement about the burglary.
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